Check out an all-blue Will Smith as Aladdin’s Genie. Reaction has been ‘VISCERAL’

New Aladdin trailer gives peek at Will Smith as the Genie

“Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. The film stars Will Smith as the Genie, Mena Massoud as Aladdin and Naomi Scott as Jasmine.

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“Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. The film stars Will Smith as the Genie, Mena Massoud as Aladdin and Naomi Scott as Jasmine.

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The new trailer sets up a familiar plot for Disney fans: fantasy, adventure, even a mysterious cave with a lion head entrance, where you just know the street-dwelling hero will find an enchanted lamp.

But let’s face it: Will Smith as an all-blue Genie is all anyone wants to talk about.

Disney unleashed its second trailer for the live-action version of “Aladdin,” which opens in theaters on Sunday, May 24, during the 61st Grammy Awards. In it, audiences got their first look at Will Smith recreating the role that the late and legendary comedian and actor Robin Williams first brought to life.

What they saw, in one way, fit with that theme of familiarity. The “Arabian Nights” song that pierces the background. The aforementioned cave with the lion-head entrance. The monkey, presumably still named Abu, just like in the 1992 animated Disney classic, sitting on Aladdin’s shoulder.

“Aladdin” is a tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and Genie, played by Will Smith, who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, it's in theaters May 24, 2019.

Matt is an award-winning real time reporter and a University of Texas at Austin graduate who’s been based at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 2011. His regional focus is Texas, and that makes sense. He’s only lived there his whole life.